Bayern hope for Ribery reprieve

Bayern Munich are hoping Uefa will show leniency when a decision is made on Franck Ribéry's red card last night. Uefa will decide next Wednesday whether Ribery will face any more than the automatic one-game ban.
European football's governing body today confirmed to Bayern that the 27-year-old will miss Tuesday's second leg and said their disciplinary committee will sit down to discuss the matter the following day.
"He didn't lunge at him with his leg," the Bayern coach, Louis van Gaal, said. "It is a harsh red card, but you can give it. Franck gave the referee the chance to send him off by standing on his foot for longer than necessary. I hope he only gets banned for one match."